Plaintive - Pergatory Flashcards
(20 cards)
Platitude
Meaningless truism; a dull remark
Plethora
An over abundance, A lot of
Ponderous
Heavy, dull, massive, clumsy
Portent
A forewarning
Pragmatic
Practical, doing what needs to be done
Precipitate
To cause to happen suddenly
Preclude
To stop from happening in the first place
Preempt
to take the place of, or come before
Prerogative
The right or privilege of a person or entity
Pristine
Clean, unspoiled, pure
Procreate
To reproduce
Prodigal
Wasteful, recklessly extravagant
Progeny
Descendants , children, offspring
Proliferate
To spread or increase in number quickly
Propensity
A strong, natural inclination or tendency
Proselytize
To actively convert to a belief or point of view. Often a religious one
Provident
Careful and preparing for the future
Provisional
For the time being, conditional upon something
Purgatory
A temporary state of suffering and misery, a midpoint between heaven and hell
Plaintive
Expressing sadness or sorrow
